readx; Watching the enemy's ship formation slip out from under their noses, Goofy and the division commanders felt a little frustrated, so the atmosphere in the command headquarters was a little dull, and it was not as enthusiastic as it had been in previous meetings. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gao Fei looked around the venue and found that everyone was as depressed as a defeated rooster, knowing that his emotions had seriously affected these subordinates, in order to boost their morale, he had to fight hard and said: "You don't have to be so discouraged, although the Yue army has run upstream, but the 101st Division and the 26th Division in Jiangbei cannot reach the other side of Jiujiang so quickly, so for the time being, it is not possible to immediately reinforce the Yue army on the Lushan battlefield, not to mention that it is not very easy for these tens of thousands of troops and equipment to cross the river and put them into the battlefield, We can use this time to make remedial measures! Gao Fei couldn't help but miss Zhong Wulai a little, although this guy is a little simple-minded, but he is always high-spirited, with him, even his thinking is a lot more flexible.

After listening to Gao Fei's words, the officers' backs straightened a little, their spirits lifted a little, and their faces began to show a thoughtful look.

Bai Yuehai said first: "Although we were not able to stop the Japanese fleet, we also sank a lot of ships, including several transport ships, so that Okamura Ningji was even slower to transport troops. ”

Zhanshutang asked, "Then what do you think we should do next?" ”

Bai Yuehai replied without hesitation: "Of course, we are advancing along the river to the Hukou fortress, and with our troops, we can definitely easily occupy the Hukou fortress, and then regain control of the entrance of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, so that the fleet that has entered Poyang Lake and the main force of the 11th Army assembled south of Lushan will be unable to fly, and our army can come together with other troops in the Ninth Theater to catch turtles in the urn, completely reverse the situation of the battle, and grasp the initiative on the battlefield." Bai Yuehai was intoxicated by the good situation he had depicted, and his volume gradually increased, and when he said the end, the spitting star spewed out far away, looking extremely excited.

As soon as Bai Yuehai's words fell, Ma Debi poured a basin of cold water on his head: "The width of the river near the Hukou Fortress is five or six kilometers, how can it be blocked?" ”

Zhan Shutang also thought that Bai Yuehai had thought about the problem too simply, and he added: "The Hukou fortress is facing water on three sides, and the warships can use naval guns to provide fire support at any time, and they can also land on the flanks of our army and make a detour to start a war here, and it is difficult to seize the initiative unless we can solve the threat of the enemy's naval fleet." ”

Ma Debi suggested: "I think the safest way is to leave some troops here to hold the Madang fortress, and the rest of the troops pass through Nanchang and advance from the south side of Poyang Lake to the Lushan area, if we march all night and the army moves slowly, we may be able to reach the battlefield before the enemy." He also knew that there was something wrong with his idea, and said with a smile: "Of course, the premise of the assumption is a bit too idealistic. Then he smiled at his colleagues around him.

Lin Yiru nodded and said, "This method is very safe, if you divide some forces to contain it in the Hukou Fortress, it may attract Okamura Ningji's attention." ”

Gao Fei shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Okamura Ninji has reached the point of desperation in order to save the main force of the 11th Army in a desperate situation, otherwise, it is impossible for his fleet to get out of Madang Fortress. If we look at it this way, even if we take down the fortress at the mouth of the lake, we will not necessarily be able to attract his attention. ”

Ma Debi asked: "In this case, let's use the safest way!" He still prefers to take Nanchang for reinforcements.

Zhang Qifeng said hesitantly: "I'm afraid that far water can't quench the thirst of the near!" By the time we arrived, the First Corps might have been routed by the Japanese army! ”

Bai Yuehai said, "How is it possible? Originally, the two sides were evenly matched, but at this moment, the supply line of the army has been stuck by our army, and the enemy cannot even guarantee weapons and ammunition, so how can he gain an advantage? ”

Gao Fei agreed with Zhang Qifeng's opinion, so he explained to Bai Yuehai: "Although the supply line of the army has been cut off, it can still be replenished from the air, in terms of the combat effectiveness and physical fitness of the soldiers of the army, the first thing that cannot be supported should be [***], you don't forget, most of the [***] currently assembled in the Lushan area have retreated from the Xuzhou battlefield for thousands of miles, and they are already exhausted, and the troops newly transferred from Sichuan and other places are also long-distance marches, and the state is not much better." ”

Bai Yuehai said unconvinced: "Even if the friendly army really can't hold on, as long as our army arrives, with the combat effectiveness of your main divisions, you will definitely be able to block the army and give the theater time to regroup troops." As long as Madang Fortress is still in our hands, the supply line of the army can only rely on air transportation and transportation from Jiangbei, and our army can obtain a steady stream of supplies from the rear. ”

Gao Fei shook his head and said: "Although the reinforcements of the army have to cross the river to fight, as long as they reach Jiujiang, they can enter the battle at any time, and we will make a detour from Poyang Lake, and we will definitely not move as fast as the enemy!" After the army broke through the [***] in the Lushan area, it only needed to leave one or two divisions to block our army, and the rest of the troops continued to advance westward, and then swept Wuhan from the south of the Yangtze River with the cooperation of the navy, so that the situation of the entire battle would change fundamentally. Then he sighed: "Although our army's combat effectiveness is not weak, it has no ship support, and the gap between the army and the Chinese army is still relatively large!" ”

Ma Debi added: "Okamura Ningji set up the headquarters of the 11th Army in Anqing, which is within a hundred kilometers of Huangmei, Hubei, and can transport a large number of materials and personnel to the front line very quickly, although it is slower than directly using warships, but it is still in an advantageous position compared with our army!" ”

Bai Yuehai scratched his head with his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "According to what you say, there is no way?" ”

Zhang Qifeng said: "This time, in order to reinforce Lushan, Okamura Ningji used all the guards of the family, and the army left in Anqing should not exceed one division, so we might as well attack Anqing directly, threaten the rear of the army, and see if he will transfer the troops back!" ”

Ma Debi said disappreciatively: "It's easier said than done!" As long as the enemy sends a few warships across the river, he can stop us in Jiangnan and can't move, so we can't use sailboats to fight the warships, right? ”

Zhang Qifeng said: "Then let's go downstream and see what they do?" No matter how strong the navy is, we can't help us if we don't go to the riverside! The enemy's troops remaining in the occupied area in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are only five divisions and regiments, and they are stationed at various strategic points. ”

There is no doubt that Zhang Qifeng's proposal has a high feasible surname, and the division commanders have expressed their approval, but Ma Debi has raised opposing opinions, saying: "Although this plan is good, it runs counter to the operational policy of the base camp. ”

Gao Fei also agreed with Zhang Qifeng's plan, and he said to Ma Debi: "Now we can no longer take into account the views of the base camp and the theater command, if we blindly follow their fighting style, we will defend wherever the army attacks, and always be in a passive position of being beaten, how can we win?" Besides, even if we are advancing at full speed, we will not be able to catch up with the pace of the army, so it is more effective to open up another battlefield by ourselves. ”

After convincing Ma Debi, Gao Fei's fingers rowed downstream along the Yangtze River, and finally landed on Wuhu, saying: "We will set the next target of attack here, as long as we take Wuhu, we can threaten Nanjing, shake Shanghai, and thus divide the occupied area of the army, Okamura Ningji no matter how bold he is, he will definitely return to the division for reinforcements, in this way, not only to relieve the enemy's threat to Wuhan, but also to lead the battlefield to the enemy's land and hunger occupation area, and reverse the unfavorable situation of the War of Resistance in one fell swoop!" ”

Ma Debi didn't expect Gao Fei's appetite to be so big, and hurriedly dissuaded: "This is too dangerous!" Although the garrison of the Yue army in East China is relatively small, with the transportation capacity of the Yue Army, it can transport the local troops within 10 days, and if the troops are transferred from North China, it will be faster. The current strength of our army is only seven divisions, which is slightly stronger than the three divisions of the Chinese army. We're alone! ”

Gao Fei confidently said: "The problem is not so serious, our guerrilla troops have already entered southern Anhui and the surrounding areas of Nanjing, and will give our army strong support." Moreover, the main purpose of this operation was to relieve the pressure on the Wuhan battlefield, and once Okamura Ninji returned to the division for reinforcements, our army would take the initiative to retreat. Of course, if the army ignores it, we will change our strategy and march eastward! Then comforted Ma Debi and said: "Fighting, it must be risky, the key is to see if it is worth it!" If Okamura Ninji didn't have the determination to make a desperate move, how could he break through our army's defensive line? ”

Gao Fei's explanation to Ma Debi also indirectly persuaded the division commanders present, so everyone made suggestions and prepared to do a big job.

At this moment, a loud report was suddenly heard from the door, and after receiving permission, a confidential staff officer hurriedly ran in with a telegram.

Gao Fei's gaze quickly swept over, his face suddenly turned pale, and then he said in a deep voice: "The army has landed in Huizhou!" ”

The sudden landing of the army in Guangdong not only did not expect the commanders of the 19th Group Army, including Gao Fei, but also greatly surprised the expectations of Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Axe Base Camp! The Battle of Wuhan has been fought for two or three months, and the army has invested more than a dozen divisions and regiments, and under the stubborn resistance of the squadron, the troops have suffered heavy losses, and the strength has reached the point of being stretched, so that in the end, in order to rescue the troops in the Lushan area, Okamura Ninji actually used warships to break into the Madang fortress heavily defended by the Ninth Army Corps.

However, what the Kuomintang Commanders did not expect was that the Headquarters began to plan to land in Guangdong when the Battle of Wuhan was at a stalemate, outflanking the rear of the [***] team, but it was only delayed due to the lack of troops. However, when the Soviet Union's low-key handling after the "Zhang Gufeng" incident enabled Yu Ben to find out the details of the Soviet Union and knew that this strong opponent had no intention of dealing with him for the time being, so he transferred the 5th, 104th, and 18th Divisions and the 4th Flying Regiment from the Kwantung Army to form the 21st Army, and with the cooperation of the Fifth Fleet of the Navy, concentrated more than 40,000 troops, landed in the Daya Bay area of Huizhou, Guangdong on October 12, and broke through the defensive line of the defenders in one fell swoop, and advanced inland!

Guangdong Province has nearly 2,000 kilometers of coastline, the inland terrain is hilly and undulating, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, very unsuitable for the mobile operations of the large corps, the most strategic significance is the central Guangdong region of Huiyang, Boluo, Zengcheng, Shunde and the South China Sea centered on Guangzhou, which is connected to Hong Kong in the east and the Guangdong-Hankou Railway that has just been opened to traffic on the eve of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in the north, can directly reach the hinterland of central China, and is the main artery for the entry and exit of materials in southern China.

According to the provisions of the unequal treaty signed between the Qing Dynasty and the British in 1842, the water diversion rights of this section of the water near Hong Kong from Mirs Bay in the north to Bao'an in the south belonged to the British political axe, which means that the British political axe in Hong Kong had control over the entry and exit of ships in this area, which had great economic interests for the British. Therefore, Yu Hanmou, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army, who was in charge of the defense of Guangdong, believed that the Yue Army would not risk a direct conflict with the British and would not choose this place as a breakthrough. Another suitable landing site was Humen, but since the 19th century, China has built a powerful fortress in Humen and repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on foreign enemies, and the army will pay a heavy price if they choose to choose here!

In this way, if the Yue army wants to cut off the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, there is only one suitable landing site -- Daya Bay!

There is a natural deep-water harbor here, the ocean is wide, which is very suitable for the landing operation of large corps, and there is a highway connecting with Tamsui and Huizhou by land, which is convenient for advancing inland after a successful landing. Yu Hanmou and the commanders of the Fourth Route Army believed that once the Yue Army invaded, they would definitely choose this place as a breakthrough, so they deployed four lines of defense between Guangzhou and Daya Bay, and concentrated seven of the ten divisions to deploy defenses.

However, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the base camp transferred troops from all over the country to join the Battle of Songhu, and successively transferred four divisions and one brigade from Guangdong to the north, and then transferred two armies from the troops trained in Guangdong to the Lanfeng and Nanxun Road battlefields, and Guangdong's defense was tightened because the troops were constantly being transferred. At the same time, Guangdong has become the most important route for China's foreign material transshipment, and when Shanghai and the coastal ports in North China all fell, more than 60 percent of the materials urgently needed for the Anti-Japanese War were transshipped through Guangzhou, the main reason is that the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway opened the line between Shaoguan and Zhuzhou, so that Guangdong's materials can be transported to the Wuhan battlefield very conveniently by rail, which is incomparable to Fujian's.

The Tokyo Command was well aware of the importance of Guangdong to China's War of Resistance, and planned carefully for more than a month, and finally broke the resistance of the defenders on October 12, 1938, and advanced to Tamsui. At this time, the 541st Brigade of the 151st Division stationed in Tamsui did not carry out active resistance when the Japanese army approached, but retreated without authorization, resulting in the permanent fortifications that [***] had been operating in Tamsui for many years falling into the hands of the enemy in vain and did not play its due role. Immediately afterwards, the 453rd Brigade stationed in Henggang was about to collapse at the first touch, and the army occupied Huiyang City on the 14th. In this way, the entire Daya Bay position collapsed on all fronts in just two days, the Japanese army attacked and advanced towards Guangzhou at full speed, and the situation in the whole of Guangdong was precarious!

After receiving the report of the enemy situation from the base camp, Gao Fei immediately stopped the meeting and said loudly: "The plan to advance east to Wuhu has been canceled, the 167th Division and the New Fourth Division will stay in Madang, and the other troops will assemble in Jingdezhen and prepare to go south!" Then he said to the confidential staff officer: "Go to the Fuzhou headquarters and order the defense army to immediately deploy defense on the Fujian-Guangdong border, the 78th Division to assemble in Longyan, the 49th Division to be stationed in Xiamen and Zhangzhou to deploy defenses, the new 1st Division to be stationed in Quanzhou, the new 3rd Division and the supplementary division to defend Fuzhou, and the supplementary division and other units of the defense army to defend northern Fujian and southern Jiangxi with the cooperation of the subordinate units of the guerrilla headquarters. In addition, the Navy's speedboat units should lay mines as quickly as possible in the areas where the Japanese troops may land and on the periphery of various ports to prepare for anti-landing operations. ”

Seeing Gao Fei sign the message he dictated, Ma Debi asked worriedly: "Commander, will you agree to arrange the base camp like this?" Now is the most critical time for the battle, if someone attacks us regardless of the overall situation, only thinking about our own selfishness, we will not be able to speak clearly! At this time, he had recovered from the initial shock, Gao Fei said with a wry smile: "I dare to pack tickets now the base camp is also in a hurry, after the army occupies Guangzhou, its next target must be Shaoguan, once Shaoguan is lost, not only [***] The supply line is cut off, and the enemy can take the opportunity to outflank our rear road from Hunan, and divide Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, the result of the battle is naturally self-evident!" I did this precisely to ensure victory in the battle, and who can blame us? ”

Ma Debi showed a painful expression on his face, and said unwillingly: "I just don't understand, Yu Hanmou is also an old soldier, and the troops in Guangdong are not too bad, why are they so vulnerable?" As a Cantonese person, this situation is something he really doesn't want to see.

Gao Fei was not surprised at all, he explained: "Do you think how long it has been since the Cantonese army had been fighting? Several encirclements and suppressions were all watched from the sidelines, and the Liangguang incident was resolved peacefully, and the troops with some combat experience and well-trained troops were transferred away from the base camp, so it was strange that they could stop the enemy! ”

Then Gao Fei said to the officers who had not yet recovered from the sudden attack: "The landing of the army in Guangdong is actually a good thing!" At this point, he deliberately paused to see how everyone reacted.

The attention of the division commanders was immediately attracted, and they all focused their eyes on him, waiting for him to say the following!

(To be continued)